CD, Hummel, J (composer)
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The Beethoven Connection
RecommendedJean-Efflam Bavouzet plays Sonatas by Clementi, Dussek, Hummel & Wölfl
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
This recording embodies a brilliant idea, brilliantly carried out…Each of the works that Bavouzet has programmed is a revelation, and reflects the fundamental changes that were taking place... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2020, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2020, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Piano
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The Sound of the Trumpet
RecommendedPeter Hurford (organ), Alan Stringer (trumpet), Gwynne Howell (bass), John Wilbraham (trumpet), Philip Jones (trumpet), Leslie Pearson (organ), The Michael Laird Brass Ensemble, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, London Festival Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner, Elgar...
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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The finest of Hummel's Piano Concertos, dynamically projected by the young Stephen Hough. —
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Gramophone Awards, 1987, Winner - Concerto
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Baroque Album
Vivaldi - Bach - Barbella - Paisiello - Hummel
Avi Avital (mandolin), Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini
Avital’s seemingly effortless virtuosity and quasi-improvisatory flights in this audibly genial collaboration will send you on your way rejoicing. —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2024, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Instrumentalist of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Concerto Recording of the Year
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Stephen Hough's splendid issue is in its way as revelatory as his Gramophone Award-winning recordings of the piano concertos. He revels in the element of display which Hummel, one of the leading... —
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Donohoe slips seamlessly into an ensemble that brings together longstanding friendships and shared performance history. His own quietly stated musical authority and flair is formidable and augmented... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Balsom plays them all with great virtuosity, varied toned and good style. The German Chamber Philharmonic provides spirited, carefully detailed support. —
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With such strong, sympathetic playing and clear, carefully-balanced recordings this Hyperion disc is a must for adventurous cellists and listeners alike —
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Firmly recommended —
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All these pieces… are vividly performed by the London Mozart Players, while pianist Howard Shelley throws off Hummel's copious cascade of notes with appropriate panache. —
